I've been following along on the email thread. The advice QMC has gotten so far is, well... crap. QMC QMC does NOT need to get the latest version of the BOINC software in order to move to a new server. Nor do they have to create a new project. What they would have to do is the same as if they were upgrading their server. The only difference is that the URL needs to be changed in a half dozen places in the config and they need to point the return address for the WUS a few days or a week in advance so that when they cut over, all outstanding WUs can still be returned. Users WILL have to detach and re-attach with the new address, but let's face it. FreeHAL, WUProp, and others have ALL changed their addresses and or domain name and they all managed just fine. Then again, they didn't ask DA how to do it.

So... since it can be done and really isn't that hard to do, I would fully expect them to have to create a new project as that would fit Murphy's Law.